The U.S. Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday that Alabama airports are in line to receive some $54 million in federal grants to help offset losses from the coronavirus pandemic – and the Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport is among those on that list. Those grants are part of the CARES Act recently passed by Congress, which includes a total of $10 billion in funding for airports nationwide. Alabama airports expect tens of millions in operating losses due to the virtual elimination of passenger traffic – which is also affecting revenue at hotel airports and parking revenue.
The bulk of Alabama’s funding is targeted for three airports – Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International at $18,745,394; Mobile Regional at $15,103,747; and Huntsville International at $13,785,691. The Huntsville airport – which is the state’s second-busiest for passenger traffic – originally projected losses of $7-10 million but said Tuesday those losses could top $20 million.
Altogether, 73 airports across Alabama will receive at least $1,000 in funding. The Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport is scheduled to receive $30,000.
Here are the grants received by Alabama airports except for Birmingham, Huntsville and Mobile:
Montgomery Regional – 2,576,658
Dothan Regional – 1,449,039
Tuscaloosa Regional – 157,000
Albertville Regional – 69,000
Auburn University Regional – 69,000
Bessemer – 69,000
Cullman Regional – 69,000
Jack Edwards National (Gulf Shores) – 69,000
Isbell Field (Fort Payne) – 69,000
Mobile Downtown – 69,000
Northwest Alabama Regional (Muscle Shoals) – 69,000
Pryor Field (Decatur) – 69,000
Shelby County – 69,000
Sonny Callahan (Fairhope) – 69,000
Thomas C. Russell Field (Alexander City) – 69,000
Troy Municipal – 69,000
Brewton Municipal – 30,000
Carl Folsom (Elba) – 30,000
Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional – 30,000
Chilton County – 30,000
Courtland – 30,000
Demopolis Regional – 30,000
Enterprise Municipal – 30,000
Foley Municipal – 30,000
Geneva Municipal – 30,000
Guntersville Municipal – 30,000
Hartselle-Morgan County Regional – 30,000
Headland Municipal – 30,000
Huntsville Executive – 30,000
Marion County – 30,000
Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal – 30,000
Monroe County Aeroplex – 30,000
Northeast Regional (Gadsden) – 30,000
Ozark Blackwell Field – 30,000
Prattville-Grouby Field – 30,000
Scottsboro Municipal – 30,000
South Alabama Regional (Andalusia) – 30,000
St. Clair County – 30,000
St. Elmo – 30,000
Talladega Municipal – 30,000
Walker County – 30,000
Wetumpka Municipal – 30,000
Weedon Field (Eufaula) – 30,000
Anniston Regional – 20,000
Ashland/Lineville – 20,000
Atmore Municipal – 20,000
Bay Minette Municipal – 20,000
Bibb County – 20,000
Bill Pugh Field (Russellville) – 20,000
Camden Municipal – 20,000
Craig Field (Selma) – 20,000
Evergreen Regional – 20,000
Florala Municipal – 20,000
Franklin Field (Union Springs) – 20,000
Greensboro Municipal – 20,000
Jeremiah Denton (Dauphin Island) – 20,000
Lanett Municipal – 20,000
MacCrenshaw Memorial (Greenville) – 20,000
Moton Field Municipal (Tuskegee) – 20,000
North Pickens – 20,000
Posey Field (Haleyville) – 20,000
Richard Arthur Field (Fayette) – 20,000
Roanoke Municipal – 20,000
Robbins Field (Oneonta) – 20,000
Vaiden Field (Marion) – 20,000
Abbeville Municipal – 1,000
Butler-Choctaw County – 1,000
Clayton Municipal – 1,000
George Downer (Aliceville) – 1,000
Jackson Municipal – 1,000